Reading up on safety standards that apply to topics like floor and wall openings resulting from construction or maintenance work may seem mundane – but compliance with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates on these potential hazards can be a very serious matter; in fact, in the most extreme cases, it can mean… Read more »
Pioneered by the likes of Eli Whitney and Henry Ford, perfected by auto industry leader Toyota, and applied across myriad industries, lean manufacturing means “manufacturing without waste” – from the Japanese term “muda.” While specific methods for implementing lean manufacturing vary from industry to industry and even factory to factory, there are basic core principles… Read more »
A visit to your plant by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, better known by its acronym OSHA, can be the best of times – or the worst of times. Often, when OSHA arrives at your worksite, there has been an accident or injury that requires federal investigation. OSHA is the arm of the U.S…. Read more »